Sigi Cohen Sigi Cohen i(A100158 works by) (a.k.a. Sigi Hallis Cohen)
Born: Established: Port Elizabeth, Southern Africa, Africa, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Imogen Baddley Sigi Cohen , Irene De La Pena (illustrator), Melbourne : Larrikin House , 2021 23066901 2021 single work picture book children's

'All Sofia wanted was to enjoy her new school, but sadly...along came a bully named Imogen Baddley! See how Sofia, with humour and heart, deals with Imogen the bully, causing most unexpected results!'

Source : publisher's blurb
1 y separately published work icon The Vampires Next Door Sigi Cohen , Patrick Corrigan (illustrator), Melbourne : Larrikin House , 2021 20997940 2021 single work picture book children's

'Lee has some serious concerns about her next door neighbours. When children in the street start to disappear, Lee knows something is terribly wrong.

'She feels a nibble on her neck one night and Horace appears, acting batty and in a bad-tempered manner.

'Will Lee be able to use her courage and grace to come up with a fail-proof plan to be rid of her bloodsucking neighbours, once and for all?

'Don't hold your garlicky breath to find out!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon There's Something Weird About Lena Sigi Cohen , James Foley (illustrator), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2020 19897705 2020 single work picture book children's

'The award-winning picture book duo behind My Dead Bunny is back with another hilarious rhyming tale.

'On my first day back at school I met a girl called Lena. Every time she acted mean she laughed like a hyena.

'There's something a little odd - a little weird about Lena. Could she be hiding a scary secret behind her schoolyard pranks and beastly laugh? It may take a committed band of courageous classmates to uncover the hideous truth.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Zombie School Teachers Sigi Cohen , Matty Mitchell (illustrator), Melbourne : Larrikin House , 2020 19686399 2020 single work picture book children's

'Some school teachers like children with brains... a little too much! So what do you do when you suspect that your teachers are brain-munching zombies? You keep your heads and run for your lives! Kids love a good Zombie story and this hilarious picture book from the author of My Dead Bunny will not disappoint'

(Source: publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Filthy Fergal Sigi Cohen , Sona Babajanyan (illustrator), Capalaba : Yellow Brick Books , 2018 14125067 2018 single work picture book children's

'Fergal is a happy lad, not bothered at all by the effect of his putrid stench on everyone around him. When even the rats and cockroaches are driven out of town by his ‘aroma’, Fergal sets out to find somewhere he belongs, and discovers that even a boy like him can find a place to call home …' (Source: Publisher's blurb)
1 2 y separately published work icon My Dead Bunny James Foley (illustrator), Sigi Cohen , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2015 7591988 2015 single work picture book children's (taught in 1 units)

'"My dead bunny's name is Brad; his odour is extremely bad. He visits me when I'm in bed, but Bradley wasn't always dead ..." A hilarious rhyming tale about a zombie bunny who comes back to visit his owner. ' (Publication summary)
1 Alec and the Great White i "A Great White shark confronted a reborn surfer", Sigi Cohen , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Naked Eye 1990; (p. 24)
1 Circus i "In dancing motes of sawdust trot the zebras,", Sigi Cohen , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Naked Eye 1990; (p. 23)
1 Two South African Poems Sigi Cohen , 1990 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Naked Eye 1990; (p. 23-24)
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